The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has strongly opposed the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, urging the UK Government to abandon it in a submission to the Public Bill Committee.
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Westminster Assisted Suicide Bill in Chaos as High Court Judge Safeguard Dropped During the second reading of her Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on 29th November, Kim Leadbeater MP proudly proclaimed that the proposed law was the safest ...
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Scotland’s Catholic Bishops: Scottish Government’s laudable draft strategy on palliative care stands in stark contrast to dangerous assisted suicide proposal The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has responded positively to Scottish Government proposals for a new strategy on palliative care. In ...
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Welsh Parliament Votes Decisively to Reject Assisted Suicide The Welsh Parliament (Senedd) has voted decisively to reject a motion calling for Westminster to legalise assisted suicide. The motion, which called on the Senedd to ‘support the principles of assisted dying ...
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Doctors express strong opposition to assisted suicide in Scottish consultation A significant majority of doctors have expressed strong opposition to proposals to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. A total of 82% of doctors who responded to the Scottish Parliament Health, ...
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Significant Majority of Detailed Responses to Scottish Parliament Committee Oppose Assisted Suicide A significant majority of detailed responses to the Scottish Parliament Health Committee’s call for views are opposed to assisted suicide. Official figures released by the committee reveal that ...
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Assisted Suicide: Bishops’ Conference of Scotland submits evidence to committee The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has submitted evidence to the Scottish Parliament Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on a proposal to legalise assisted suicide in Scotland. You can read ...
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Day for Life 2024: Compassion and hope at the end of life A letter by Bishop John Keenan, Bishop of Paisley.
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Bishops urge Catholics to reject ‘dangerous’ assisted suicide proposal In a pastoral letter addressed to all Scotland’s Catholics, the bishops of Scotland have asked them to urge MSPs to reject a proposed new law to legalise assisted suicide. The letter ...
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